PUBLIC NOTICE
Application for Permit
Issue Date: November 19, 2024
Expiration Date: December 19, 2024
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers No: NWP-2023-494
30-Day Notice
Interested parties are hereby notified the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (Corps) has received an application for a Department of the Army permit for certain work in waters of the United States, as described below and shown on the attached drawings. The Corps is soliciting comments on the proposed work.
Applicant: Double D Development LLC
Attention: Dennis Derby
518 4th Street
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Email: dderby@aol.com
Telephone: (503) 956-3554
Applicant’s Agent: John van Staveren
Attention: Pacific Habitat Services, Inc.
9450 SW Commerce Circle, Ste 180
Wilsonville, OR 97070
Email: jvs@pacifichabitat.com
Telephone: (503) 570-0800 x 306
Location: The project site is located near S 7th Street and Greenwood Drive, in Jefferson, Marion County, Oregon. The site is in Sections 12 and 12CA, Township 10 South, Range 3 West. Latitude/Longitude: 44.71463° North, 122.999960° West.
Waterway: Wetlands A, B, C (non-jurisdictional), D, E and Wetland Ditch.
Project Purpose: The purpose of the project is to provide residential housing.
Project Description: The applicant proposes to permanently discharge up to 2,739 cubic yards of graded material (native soil) within 2.34 acres of Wetlands A, B, C, D, E and Ditch to provide a residential development consisting of single-family homes and appurtenant features.
The applicant would grade and backfill Wetlands A and B for construction of the residential development, roads, and associated infrastructure. The applicant would modify an existing City of Jefferson regional stormwater detention pond (Wetlands D and E) to accommodate increased runoff associated with the new impervious surfaces proposed. The applicant would construct road extensions from Ninth, Tenth, Twelfth, and Greenwood Streets; and construct four new streets to provide access to and from the proposed subdivision and allow for safe traffic circulation and connectivity.
The applicant would convey flows from Wetland Ditch under the proposed 8th Street and 9th Street crossings by installing two, thirty-six-inch-diameter culverts. The applicant would widen and deepen Wetland Ditch to accommodate increased stormwater runoff.
Mitigation: The applicant proposes to purchase 1.97 palustrine emergent (PEM) wetland mitigation credits from the South Santiam Wetland Mitigation Bank. The Corps will determine the type and amount of compensatory mitigation necessary to offset environmental losses from the proposed project.
Drawings: Eighteen (18) drawings are attached and labeled Corps No. NWP-2023-494. Copies of this public notice, which have been mailed or otherwise physically distributed, feature project drawings in black and white. The electronic version features those drawings in color, which we think more accurately illustrates the proposed project. To access the electronic version of this public notice, go to the Portland District Regulatory website at http://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory and under Regulatory Pages select Permit Application Public Notices.
Additional Information: The applicant has proposed to minimize project-related impacts by implementing erosion and sediment control measures and installing temporary fencing around vegetation that would remain to minimize disturbances to aquatic resources. Construction access would occur from existing roads. Staging and stockpiling of materials would occur in upland. Areas to be vegetated would be permanently stabilized as they are brought to final grade.
Authority: The proposed project will be evaluated under the following:
Section 404, Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344), for discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States.
Clean Water Act Section 404(b)(1) Guidelines: The described discharge will be evaluated for compliance with guidelines promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under authority of Section 404(b)(1) of the Clean Water Act. The 404(b)(1) Guidelines are the substantive criteria used in evaluating discharges of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States. The source of the fill material would be material generated through site grading would be used as wetland fill material. Use of an off-site disposal location is not anticipated, however if required, disposal would be in an approved upland location.
Water Quality Certification: Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1341) requires applicants to obtain a water quality certification for proposed discharges into waters of the United States. A permit for the described work will not be issued until certification has been issued or is waived from the certifying state. The state’s notice for a water quality certification is attached.
Endangered Species: Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1536) requires federal agencies to consult with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and/or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) on all actions that may affect a species listed (or proposed for listing) under the ESA as threatened or endangered or that may adversely modify designated critical habitat. The Corps’ preliminary review indicates the described activity may affect an endangered or threatened species or designated critical habitat. The Corps will initiate consultation under Section 7 of the ESA. The Corps will complete the required consultation prior to finalizing a permit decision.
Essential Fish Habitat: Section 305(b)(2) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) as amended (16 U.S.C. 1855), requires Federal agencies to consult with the NMFS on all actions, or proposed actions, permitted, funded, or undertaken by the agency, that may adversely affect Essential Fish Habitat (EFH). The Corps’ preliminary review indicates the described activity would adversely affect EFH at the project location or in the vicinity. The Corps will initiate consultation under Section 305(b)(2) of the MSA. The Corps will complete the required consultation prior to finalizing a permit decision.
Historic Properties/Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (54 U.S.C. 306108), requires Federal agencies to consult with the appropriate State and/or Tribal Historic Preservation Officer to take into account the effects of actions they undertake or permit on historic properties listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The Corps’ preliminary review indicates to the best of our knowledge, the described activity is not located on property registered or eligible for registration in the latest published version of the National Register of Historic Places. At this time the Corps is unaware of any cultural resource surveys of the project area.
This notice has been provided to the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, interested Native American Tribes, and other interested parties. If you have information pertaining to cultural resources within the permit area, please provide this information to the Corps’ project manager identified at the end of this notice to assist in a complete evaluation of potential effects.
State and Local Authorizations: The applicant would obtain land use approval from Marion County. The applicant would apply for the following additional governmental authorization for the project: Removal-Fill Permit from the Department of State Lands (DSL).
Public Hearing: Any person may request in writing within the comment period specified in this notice that a public hearing be held to consider this application. Requests for public hearings shall state with particularity the reasons for holding a public hearing.
Evaluation: The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the probable impact, including cumulative impacts, of the described activity on the public interest. That decision will reflect the national concern for both protection and utilization of important resources. The benefit, which reasonably may be expected to accrue from the described activity, must be balanced against its reasonably foreseeable detriments. All factors, which may be relevant to the proposal will be considered including the cumulative effects thereof; among those are conservation, economics, aesthetics, general environmental concerns, wetlands, historic properties, fish and wildlife values, flood hazards, floodplain values, land use, navigation, shoreline erosion and accretion, recreation, water supply and conservation, water quality, energy needs, safety, food and fiber production, mineral needs, consideration of property ownership and, in general, the needs and welfare of the people.
The Corps is soliciting comments from the public; Federal, state, and local agencies and officials; Native American Tribes; and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of the proposed activity. Any comments received will be considered by the Corps to determine whether to issue, modify, condition or deny a permit for this proposal. To make this decision, comments are used to assess impacts on endangered species, historic properties, water quality, general environmental effects, and the other public interest factors listed above. Comments are used in the preparation of an Environmental Assessment and/or an Environmental Impact Statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act. Comments are also used to determine the need for a public hearing and to determine the overall public interest of the proposed activity.
Submitting Comments: Interested parties are invited to provide comments on the proposed project. Comments may be submitted by conventional mail or email. All comments received will be considered in determining whether authorizing the work would be contrary to the public interest.
Either conventional mail or e-mail comments must include the Corps reference number as shown on page 1 and include the commenter’s name and address. In order to be accepted, e-mail comments must originate from the author’s e-mail account and must include on the subject line of the e-mail message the Corps reference number. All comments received will become part of the administrative record and are subject to public release under the Freedom of Information Act including any personally identifiable information such as names, phone numbers, and addresses.
Additional information about the proposed project may be obtained from the Corps Project Manager listed below. All comments, whether by conventional mail or email, must be received no later than the expiration date of this public notice to ensure consideration. Comments should be submitted to the following mailing address or email address:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Regulatory Branch
Ms. Kayla Woods
P.O. Box 2946
Portland, Oregon 97208-2946
Email: kayla.a.woods@usace.army.mil
Telephone: (503) 808-4337